Anthony Calonico - SPACIOUS HEART LP (2xVINYL) | Mint (M) Mint (M)

Anthony Calonico
SPACIOUS HEART LP 

Label    MFM083 | Music From Memory
Style    Synthwave
Format    2x12"
Country    Netherlands

01 Ether
02 Hillside
03 Whispers
04 Gray Glow
05 Baka Dom
06 Who Am I
07 Soft Blue
08 Collapsing

Music From Memory presents ‘Spacious Heart’, the debut solo album from Los Angeles-based musician Anthony Calonico. Known for his work as part of the trio Total Blue, Calonico steps forward here with a collection of songs and instrumentals that invite the listener into his lush, expansive yet intimate world. Written and recorded gradually between 2020 and 2024, ‘Spacious Heart’ emerged through a slow and open process, allowing the music to develop without rigid expectations. The album’s sonic landscape sits in a somewhat similar zone to Total Blue, with warm keys, synthesizers and rich production creating spacious environments where melodies and textures unfold naturally. Drawing together influences that move fluidly between spiritual jazz, synthesizer-driven explorations and ambient textures, the record balances harmonic richness with a gentle sense of openness. Where it diverges from Total Blue is through the presence of Calonico’s voice, the emotional anchor of the record. Smooth, luminous and quietly expressive, his singing carries a sense of earnestness and vulnerability while remaining delicately restrained. ‘Spacious Heart’ unfolds as a gentle conversation between song and atmosphere, where vocal pieces drift in and out of focus, intimate and reflective. The surrounding instrumentals open up space for these emotions to breathe, settle and expand, creating a quiet, reflective world where feeling, texture and restraint move softly together. Sleeve art and design by Michael Willis.

• Media Condition: Mint (M)
• Sleeve Condition: Mint (M)
• Genre: DOWNTEMPO
• Format Type: 2LP